Munich remains one of the fastest-growing airports in Europe. According to ACI, it handled 15.8 million passengers in the first six months of 2010, up 2.7% compared to the same period in 2009.
"We enjoyed an unexpected growth rate," MUC CEO Michael Kerkloh told ATW's Airports Today. "The negative trend is broken; the crisis is over…Even though we had ash-cloud air traffic closures [in April], strikes, etc., MUC can expect a passenger growth of 5% for ...

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